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Graham Platner Is Why You Should Never Stan a Politician

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By Aleks Chan, Jack Mirkinson, Samantha Grasso
| Discourse Blog
Producer Sam is in the third chair this week to discuss: Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner cancelling a bunch of events this week The new, explosive exposé from Politico in which a former girlfriend of Platner accuses him of sexual assault Platner’s video statement almost, but not quite, suspending his campaign The pundits heralding Platner’s campaign as a straight bro savior of the left (surprise! it’s not) Trump meddling in the World Cup to get a U.S. player reinstated and it...
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AI Theodore Roosevelt, Baby Hitler, and the Stories That Made Us Say, 'Man, What the Hell?' This Month

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By Aleks Chan, Jack Mirkinson, Samantha Grasso
| Discourse Blog
Man, What the Hell? is back and this month’s nightmare cavalcade of news stories involves AI presidents, sad turnout at America’s 250th, something called Phorn Energy, and a yearbook gone wrong. This is a Subscriber-Only Special Edition. Join us at discourseblog.com. Want to listen on your preferred podcast app? Follow these instructions: Spotify: Tap the “Play” button and select “Link Account” to sync your Substack subscription and unlock it instantly.
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The Texas Senate Race Is Wildly Bigoted and Fully Insane

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By Samantha Grasso
| Discourse Blog
This piece originally appeared in The Nation. As the 2026 election cycle unfolds, the Republican Party and its allies are honing strategies to malign their Democratic opponents. In Texas, this mission has taken on a pointedly homophobic and transphobic tone, meant to humiliate Democratic state Representative James Talarico in his campaign for the US Senate. The attacks span from merely disturbing to fully deranged.
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